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Trump’s Transportation Secretary May Be Friendly To Uber and Lyft
Elaine Chao served as labor secretary under President George W. Bush.
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Corrupt Law Enforcement Sold Information To Silk Road Mastermind, Lawyers Say
Someone allegedly charged the black market website boss’s, Ross Ulbricht, for information on the investigation against him.
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Facebook Wants You To Keep In Touch By Playing Pac-Man
The latest update to Messenger includes 17 games that can be played within the app, and more are on the way.
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Facebook's Plan B To Bring Millions Of Indians Online Just Went Live
Facebook's Express WiFi, which lets rural Indians access the entire internet for a small fee, comes nearly a year after its controversial program Free Basics was banned in the country.
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Stanford, The White House, And Tech Bigwigs Will Host A Summit On Poverty
The White House has partnered up with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Stanford to host an invite-only event focused on the ways that technology can "solve" issues like poverty, inequality, and economic immobility
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The Clever Trick An Alt-Right Hot Spot Is Using To Seem Much, Much Bigger
No, 122 million people are not currently reading r/altright.
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Zenefits Agrees To $7 Million Settlement With California Regulators
The landmark settlement in Zenefits' home state will resolve the most important regulatory inquiry facing the embattled human resources startup.
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Silicon Valley's Latest Innovation: Free Market Philanthropy
Treating charity like a startup means bigger bets on bolder ideas, but some bad habits, too.
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How Techies In Washington Plan To Deal With Trump’s Presidency
Obama’s work to build a talent pipeline from Silicon Valley to Washington will be tested under a new president whose campaign promises contradict many technologists’ values.
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How To Snapchat Your Thanksgiving Meal Without Destroying Your Family
Societal norms dictate phones should not be out during the Thanksgiving meal. Push back.
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Despite Legal Troubles, This Startup Is Trying To Do Right By Workers
Just like other on-demand startups, Josephine is fighting regulators for its right to do business. But unlike most other on-demand startups, it’s trying to fight them while providing workers with a stake in the company’s success.
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Here's How Your Thanksgiving Is Genetically Altered
The holiday feast comes with centuries of food with changed or borrowed genes, from the turkey to the fixings.
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What You Should And Shouldn't Buy On Black Friday
Not every deal is what it seems.
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Tidal Fired A New Mom Over Breast-Pumping, Lawsuit Alleges
According to a new lawsuit filed against the music streaming service, a former employee was fired the day after requesting a private room to breast-pump.
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A Man Found An iPhone 4 At The Bottom Of A Lake — And It Still Works
After sitting in an icy lake for more than a year, the phone turned on when its rescuer stuck it in some rice.
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Labour Is Promising A Long Campaign Against Fake News
Labour MP Michael Dugher has been drafted in as the party looks to campaign against fake news following Donald Trump's election – and protect the standard of journalism in left-wing UK politics.
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Here's How Much Uber Drivers Make, According To A New Uber Report
In a newly updated report on driver earnings, Uber has estimated driver expenses for the first time.
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This Is What Happens When Millions Of People Suddenly Get The Internet
Less than 1% of Myanmar had internet access until 2014. Now the country is getting online at an astonishing rate — but so is fake news and anti-Muslim sentiment. Sheera Frenkel finds out what happens when everyone you know joins Facebook at the same time.
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Now You Can Post Live Video On Instagram
Once you stop recording, the live video is gone for good. *Poof*
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These Are The Most Retweeted Tweets Of The Election
Hillary Clinton beat Trump on his favorite social media platform.
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You Can Now Book Guided Tours And Local Meetups On Airbnb, Too
Airbnb just expanded its home-sharing network into a peer-to-peer marketplace for local activities, guided tours, and restaurant reservations in 12 cities.
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The Anti-Defamation League Has New Demands For Twitter And Facebook
After documenting a "significant uptick" in anti-Semitic harassment toward journalists, the ADL is calling for better tools and more transparency.
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Adult Swim Talent Want The Network To Cancel Its Alt-Right Comedy Show
Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace is a favorite among Donald Trump's online meme army. Will the comedy network's stars get it canceled?
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Promoted Tweet For Nazi Site Highlights Twitter's Opaque Enforcement Policies
Twitter's ad policy explicitly states that the company "prohibits the promotion of hate content, sensitive topics, and violence globally."
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This Analysis Shows How Fake Election News Stories Outperformed Real News On Facebook
A BuzzFeed News analysis found that top fake election news stories generated more total engagement on Facebook than top election stories from 19 major news outlets combined.
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Twitter Cracks Down, Banning Prominent Alt-Right Accounts
The company goes to war with the trolls.
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Tech Diversity Advocates: Self-Segregation Happens Offline, Too
"Genuinely how many folks sit down, break bread with someone who doesn’t look like them?"
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Google's New PhotoScan App Might Make Your #TBTs Better
Google PhotoScan will digitize and organize those boxes of photos from your childhood.
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Former Comms Lead For Schmidt, Zuckerberg And Musk Pledges To Fight Trumpism
Dex Torricke-Barton wants to bridge the disconnect between Silicon Valley and the rest of the country.
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